“Good people drink good beer.” – Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas You may have noticed that The Hoppy Half-Pint and the…
The Hoppy Half-Pint
It’s Halloween, which in the U.S. is pretty much an excuse to eat candy, wear costumes, scare ourselves silly, and unabashedly celebrate pumpkins. And this…
Full disclosure: I got my two cans of this beer from a public relations company. They did not pay me to write the review, nor…
On a chilly Saturday morning in early October, Ben and I went to an old-fashioned apple pressing. I’d guess about a dozen people showed up,…
“We may be entering a new phase of history, a time when we begin to rediscover . . . the traditional teaching that power must…
“Each day mankind and the claims of mankind slipped farther from him. Deep in the forest a call was sounding, and as often as he…
“Death: “THERE ARE BETTER THINGS IN THE WORLD THAN ALCOHOL, ALBERT.” Albert: “Oh, yes, sir. But alcohol sort of compensates for not getting them.” – Terry…
“Nothing ever tasted better than a cold beer on a beautiful afternoon with nothing to look forward to than more of the same.” — Hugh…
This here is a guest post by the enviably well-traveled Doug Brainard, long-time homebrewer and UNYHA (Upstate New York Homebrewers Association) member. Earlier in the year, he contributed How Long Would you Wait for a Pint?, on his award-winning framboise lambics. Rare and delicious, Doug’s lambics are a real treat for those lucky enough to taste them. Today, Doug’s not talking about his own brews; he’s back with a travel article and tasting notes from what might be the world’s smallest pub.
Away with your pumpkin ales and other portents of doom (or at least, of winter)! Temperatures are still in the 80s, most squash and gourds…